SPP/APR

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) as amended 2004, requires each state and territory to develop a six-year performance plan. This State Performance Plan (SPP) evaluates the State's efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of IDEA and illustrates how the State will continuously improve upon this implementation. The SPP is submitted to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the United States Department of Education (USDE) with annual progress reports related to the SPP, known as the State's Annual Performance Report (APR), which is submitted to the Secretary of Education.

The SPP contains 17 performance and compliance Indicators related to the implementation of IDEA. These 17 Indicators are aligned to five monitoring priorities set forth by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (USDE/OSEP). The five monitoring priorities are: (1) Free Appropriate Public Education(FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment(LRE), (2) Disproportionality, (3) Child Find, (4) Effective Transition, and (5) General Supervision.

As the State Educational Agency (SEA) for the United States Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Department of Education, State Office of Special Education (VIDE/SOSE) is responsible for implementing a general supervision system for the Territory that monitors the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act(IDEA), as amended 2004 Part B program requirements and its accompanying regulations, and focuses on improving educational and functional outcomes for children and youth with disabilities. The components of the general supervision system, communicate and coordinate with each other to form a comprehensive system with each component providing information to obtaining information from the other components.

Copies of previous years SPP/APR and Determination letters can be found on the website below. Copy and paste the website address in your browser.

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About

The State Office of Special Education (SOSE) is a division whose main function is to ensure that the Local Educational Agencies (LEAs or Districts) are providing a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). We maintain a system of general supervision over the LEAs (St. Croix District and St. Thomas/St. John District) to ensure that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) is implemented in a manner consistent with federal regulations and local rules. We also provide technical assistance and professional development for the LEAs to ensure that students are provided a high quality education that leads to the highest level of achievement possible for our students in the Virgin Islands.

Contact Us

The State Office of Special Education has two locations.

The St. Thomas office is located in the Frostco Building on the lower level, Suite 103.

Telephone #: 340-776-5802

Fax #: 340-777-1020 or 774-2210

Mailing address for St. Thomas :

1834 Kongens Gade, St. Thomas, VI 00802-6746

The St. Croix office is located at Orange Grove Shopping Center.

Telephone #: 340-773-1095, ext, 7087, 7069 or 7074

Fax #: 340-773-4476

Mailing address for St. Croix :

2133 Hospital Street, St. Croix, 00820.

NOTE: There is no general email address, however, virtually all staff in the STTJ and STX Districts have email addresses that are their first name period last name@vide.vi